People · United States
Derek Dai
3×3 · top 12.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024DAID01
Derek Dai has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.65, set at Chenango County Summer 2026, puts him in the top 12.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,808th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since June 2024, he has put 71 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.23 in June 2024 to 11.65, a 12% improvement. Derek has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.65 | 12.97 | top 12.7% | 6,808 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.64 | 4.75 | top 21.9% | 8,593 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 49.64 | 54.67 | top 24.3% | 3,705 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.46 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,800 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:28.41 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,663 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 4:51.33 | 4:55.80 | early days — 3 solves | 3,192 / 4,196 | |
| Clock | 30.93 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,612 / 8,927 | |
| 7×7 | 8:30.94 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,958 / 3,184 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 16 Jun 2024First competition: Binghamton Cube Day 2024. A 13.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chenango County Summer 2026 · 19 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Binghamton Winter 2025 · 12 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Binghamton Cube Day 2024 · 16 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Evan Liu — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ethan Qiu — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Louis Truong — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.